In other words, the axioms of geometry (I do not speak of t… - Henri Poincaré

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In other words, the axioms of geometry (I do not speak of those of arithmetic) are merely disguised definitions.

Henri Poincaré

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Jules Henri Poincaré (29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912), generally known as Henri Poincaré, was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science.

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Alternative Names: Jules Henri Poincare • Henri Poincare • Poincare • Jules Henri Poincaré • Poincaré

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[Y]et when we speak of time... do we not unconsciously adopt this hypothesis... [and] put ourselves in the place of this imperfect god... [D]o not even the atheists put themselves in the place where god would be..?

only the relations between things. Outside of these relations there is no knowable reality.

Talk with M. Hermite. He never evokes a concrete image, yet you soon perceive that the more abstract entities are to him like living creatures.

In other words, the axioms of geometry (I do not speak of those of arithmetic) are merely disguised definitions. - Henri Poincaré

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